Thousands of UK e-passports stolen this week are likely to sell for up to 20m on the black market, privacy experts have said.
A European Commission advisory body has suggested that search companies delete data collected about their users after six months a far cry from what most companies currently do.
GPS technology is being used in the US to track sex offenders, violent criminals and even children jigging school.
CrimTrac, the federal government's criminal information and intelligence agency will be taking the initial steps towards developing a national automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system for to capture the vehicle details of suspects and citizens alike.
The findings of a report that commended the privacy policies of search engine providers such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, has been slammed as bias because of potentially conflicting financial arrangements with the report's publisher.
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The Commonwealth Bank stands alone as the only top tier bank in Australia with its sights on biometrics as a means to improve security for its customers -- but critics say the technology is still too young.
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Microsoft Money 2006 is a worthwhile upgrade for current users who like to bank and pay bills online, but it requires Windows XP.
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